Bouchette

Bouchette
Municipality
Bouchette is located in Western Quebec
Bouchette
Bouchette
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 46°13′N 75°58′W / 46.217°N 75.967°W / 46.217; -75.967
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMLa Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
ConstitutedMarch 22, 1980
Government
 • MayorSteve Lefebvre
 • Federal ridingPontiac—Kitigan Zibi
 • Prov. ridingGatineau
Area
 • Total
143.21 km2 (55.29 sq mi)
 • Land122.09 km2 (47.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
695
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Decrease 4.9%
 • Dwellings
629
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0X 1E0
Area code819
Websitewww.bouchette.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Bouchette (French pronunciation: [buʃɛt]) is a municipality in the geographic centre of the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Gatineau. Its territory is along the shores of Gatineau River and western Thirty-One Mile Lake.

Agriculture is an important economic activity, along with outdoor tourism. It has less than 700 residents but approximately 1075 cottage owners.

There is a variety of services in Bouchette: school, post office, municipal services, grocery and hardware stores, restaurants, accommodation, construction contractors, camping.

History

The Bouchette Township was proclaimed in 1858 and the Township Municipality was formed in 1872. It was named in honour of Surveyor General of Lower Canada Joseph Bouchette (1774–1841).

The township of Cameron between the Gatineau River and Thirty-One Mile Lake was proclaimed in 1854 and named in honour of Canadian businessman and politician Malcolm Cameron.

In 1980, the townships of Bouchette and Cameron merged, forming the new Municipality of Bouchette.

Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 347 (out of 629 total)

Languages:

Local government

List of former mayors:

References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 94939". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 83050". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bouchette, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Bouchette" (in French). MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  5. 1 2 "Bouchette (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  6. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census